1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen

Shoot Them Up WWII (World War II) Number In Title 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen © 1988 Capcom.

A Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-Up.

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen Orientation: Vertical
Screen Resolution: 224x256 pixels
Refresh Rate: 60Hz.

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen was released in June 1988 in Japan.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as "1943 Modified - Midway Naval Battle".

This update of "1943 - Midway Kaisen" was only released to arcades in Japan; it was only released outside Japan to home systems (see Ports below). 1943 Kai has most of it's graphics and sounds redone compared to the original. It also has an upgraded weapon scheme. The plane you're flying is not the regular P-38 but a biplane Boeing Stearman E75 N68828.

Default High-score table ('Ranking best 5') :
1ST 200000 TAE
2ND 150000 YAM
3RD 100000 POO
4TH 70000 MR.
5TH 50000 BLB

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Daimakaimura : G.S.M. Capcom 1 - D28B-0011) on January 11, 1989.

* Choose Your Weapon : Hold these buttons at the beginning of each stage to activate the weapon...
Stage 1 for a Shot Gun, press 1P side Right and 2P side Upright.
Stage 2 for a Laser, press 1P side Upleft and 2P side Down+B.
Stage 3 for a 3-way, press 1P side A and 2P side Upleft.
Stage 4 for a 3-way, press 1P side Downleft+A and 2P side Up+A.
Stage 5 for a Shell, press 1P side Left and 2P side Downright+A.
Stage 6 for a Laser, press 1P side Downleft+B and 2P side Upleft+A.
Stage 7 for a 3-way, press 1P side Down+A+B and 2P side B.
Stage 8 for a Laser, press 1P side Downleft+B and 2P side Down+A.
Stage 9 for a Shell, press 1P side Upleft+B and 2P side Downright+A+B.
Stage 10 for a 3-way, press 1P side Up+A and 2P side Upleft.

* Hint : If you see an icon shaped like a mountain, get it - it will give you the laser! (This bonus will not appear in every game, or at any particular level).

1. 1942 (1984)
2. 1943 - Midway Kaisen (1987)
3. 1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen (1988)
4. 1941 - Counter Attack [B-Board 89625B-1] (1990)
5. 19XX - The War Against Destiny [Green Board] (1995)
6. 1944 - The Loop Master [Green Board] (2000)

Designers : Noritaka Funamizu (Poo), Dechikun
Producer : Yoshiki Okamoto (Kikaji O.)
Character designers : Naoko Sato, Miki Chan, Kawamoyan, Aho no Sakata
Music & SFX : Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
Additional music : Junko Tamiya (stage 1-1), Manami Matsumae (stage 1-2), Harumi Fujita (stages 2-2 and 3-1)
Hardware : Panchi Kubozoo (Punch Kubozoo), Jumbo Saito
Programming : BLBON

Consoles:

NEC PC-Engine (March 22, 1991; "1943 Kai [Model NX91002])"
Sega Saturn (August 27, 1998, "Capcom Generation Dai 1 Shou Gekkitsui Oh no Jidai [Model T-1232G]")
Sony PlayStation (August 27, 1998, "Capcom Generation Dai 1 Shou Gekkitsui Oh No Jidai [Model SLPS-01535]")
Sony PlayStation (February 22, 2001; "Capcom Generation Dai 1 Shou Gekkitsui Oh No Jidai [Capcore] [Model SLPM-86748]")
Sony PlayStation (March 30, 2005; "Capcom Retro Game Collection Vol.1 [Model SLPM-87359]")
Microsoft XBOX (September 27, 2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
Sony PlayStation 2 (September 27, 2005; "Capcom Classics Collection [Model SLUS-21316]")
Microsoft XBOX (November 18, 2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
Sony PlayStation 2 (November 18, 2005; "Capcom Classics Collection [Model SLES-53661]")
Sony PlayStation 2 (March 2, 2006; "Capcom Classics Collection [Model SLPM-66317])"
Sony PSP (September 7, 2006; "Capcom Classics Collection [Model ULJM-05104]")
Sony PSP (October 24, 2006; "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [Model ULUS-10134]")
Sony PSP (November 10, 2006; "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [Model ULES-00377]")
Sony PSP [AU] (November 16, 2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded")
Sony PSP (September 13, 2007; "Capcom Classics Collection [Best Price] [Model ULJM-05280]")
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 11, 2007; "Capcom Classics Collection [Best Price] [Model SLPM-66852]")
Sony PSP [PSN] (September 30, 2009, "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded")
Sony PSP [PSN] (December 3, 2009, "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded")
Sony PSP (July 9, 2010; "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [PSP Essentials]")
Sony PSP (April 23, 2013; "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [Favorites] [Model ULUS-10134FV]")

Game's ROM.